Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


! from the penitentiary.
Michael z. McGrath, Secretary of State,
recently completed thirty years. official
service in this State.
| Mrs. John Brandford, wife of railroad
man, attempted suicide at st. Joseph few
days ago by taking morphine. Neighbors
discovered her condition in time to sum-
| mon doctor, who saved her life. Her
husband ran away and left her week pre-
| viously, and her daughter died recently.
These are given as causes.
George Gilbart, a well-to-do farmer,
residing near Pollock, Sullivan County,
committed suicide a few nights ago by
hanging. He was missed during the night
by his family, and the next morning he
was found hanging to an apple tree near
the house. He had but recently been dis
charged from the insane asylum at ST..
Joseph.
At Independence few days ago the
County Court appropriated 81 400 to the
Third regiment, N. G.. M. The Indepen-
dence company will receive $500 of this
sum and the remainder will go towards
defraying the expenses of the companies
in Kansas City. The regiment is now in
a f1ourishing condition and steps are being
taken to organize two new companies.
Mrs. J. C. Barr, wife of a prominent
street hastily in front of her house, few
days ago, tripped on a board which had
been placed on sewer man-hole, the
grating of which had fallen and displaced
the board. She fell into the large hole and
broke several ribs in her left side. She
also broke her left arm and received such
internal injuries that it is doubtful
whether she will recover.
st. Louis is threatened with vegetable
famine on account of the protracted
drought.
The Federal officers will have reception
to the Presidents on his visit to st. Louis.
Miss Phoebe Couzins is one of the committee
of arrangements.
Maxwell, the murderer of Preller in st.
Louis, will not be hanged on the Goth Justice
Miller, of the United States Supreme Court,
in chambers, having granted writ of error,
which acts as a supersedeas. The con-
demned man therefore has new lease of
life granted him, as the case will not be
reviewed by the court for several months.
1t may be remarked that Justice Miller is
opposed to capital punishment, so the
mere granting of the writ does not war
rant the assumption that there was real
error in the proceedings below.
Bridget O'Brien was burned to death at
Moberly few days ago.
The State Fund Commissioners will sell
on the 1st of October 100000 State bonds
for refunding purposes.
Daniel Moore, convicted of murder, was
released from the State penitentiary last
week. He was sentenced while under the
legal age.
Rev. William Thomas Abbott West, who
is charged with the murder of Susie Peck
at st. Louis, was seen at London, Ont,
few days ago. It is supposed he is in hid
ing near that place.
A novelty in strikes is reported from
Fulton, where fifteen female attendants in
the State Insane Asylum stopped work on
account of an increase in their hours of
labor.
On the first of next month the increased
scale of wages, which will prevail for six
months, goes into effect at all the mines
operated by the Lexington Coal Mining
Company. The increase is fifteen cent per
ton.
Acting-Governor Morehouse has granted
pardon to John II. Drasselmeir, who was
sent to the State prison last November
from Kansas City, under sentence of five
years for forgery in the second degree.
He was drunk when he committed the
crime.
Sam Green, the Kansas City policeman
who shot his former mistress some time
ago, has been discharged from custody,
the woman, who has recovered, refusing
to prosecute him.
Amelia and May, two daughters of
James Kreger, living in st. Louis, were
shorn of their long black hair while asleep
a few nights ago. They went to bed about
II 80 p. m. and awoke about 80 a.. M,
when the loss was discovered. They had
long black hair, which was cut close to the
scalp. The perpetrators of the deed are
not known.
The Pettis County Teachers Institute,
which began July IS, concluded it's labors
last week. From the opening day the at
tendance was large, the average daily at
tendance being over eighty, and the in
terest taken exceeded that of any previous
year.
Willis R. Harris, wealthy farmer living
near Blue Springs, jackson County, has
been adjudged insane and sent to the ST.
Joseph asylum. He was thrown from a
mule some years ago and struck his head
against stone. Several times he tried to
run amuck with knife, and on one occa-
sion he gave a party of children large
sums of money. His estate is valued at
$50, ZOO.
Mrs. Eugenia Hinkley, Of Chicago, ar
rived at Independence few days ago, and,
through the instrumental1ty of Chief of
Police Hull, gained possession of her
eighteen months-old daughter, Florence,
who had been kidnapped from her a week
previous at Chicago. William Hinkley
had it in his possession, and readily gave
it up when the officer found him with it.
Mrs. Hinkley returned to Chicago with her
little girl.
James Jarrett, st. Louis street-car
driver, dropped dead on his car few
nights ago. The body was taken in charge
by a number of passengers on the car, and
removed to his late residence. He was
married man, fifty-four years old, and
leaves a wife and four step-children.
Heart disease is supposed to be the cause
of death.
For several weeks past the relatives and
friends of Miss Minnie Billeter, young
lady about twenty years of age, we'll
known and standing high in st. Joseph
social circles, have been quietly at work
trying to obtain some clew to her where |
abouts. The matter has been kept a
secret, in the hope that the young lady had |
simply gone off on a visit to a relative or |
friends without letting anyone know. She !
has been absent since the beginning of |
June, and her friends now fear that she |
has been in some manner foully dealt with. |
ST. Louis is preparing for the carnival.
Constable John Davis of Joachim town. /
ship, Jefferson County, visited Carondelet |
a few days ago and arrested Claiborne |
Sanders, alias Ellis Westhover, who is |
wanted on charge of murder. The kill. |
ing took place at picnic at Kimmswick, !
in August a year ago, Ellis Bonser, also |
colored, being the victim.
DR.. Luedeking, of st. Louis, has re-
ported that he found arsenic in his exami-
nation of the liver of Susie Beck, known
as Mrs. Annie Abbott. The police have /
finally taken official notice of the case, and